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EP 1268955 A1 20030102 - SELF-LOCKING RAILING

Title (en)

SELF-LOCKING RAILING

Title (de)

SELBSTARRETIERENDES GELÄNDER

Title (fr)

BALUSTRADE AUTOBLOQUANTE

Publication

EP 1268955 A1 20030102 (DE)

Application

EP 02706719 A 20020118

Priority

EP 02706719 A 20020118
EP 0200465 W 20020118
EP 01101282 A 20010119

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02057569A1] The invention relates to a railing for securing working areas or standing areas in which a railing brace, at both ends, is provided with detent elements for hooking into the corresponding receiving elements of a scaffold tube, whereby an assured mounting is guaranteed by virtue of the fact that the detent elements are provided with slots or with expanded hook openings.

IPC 1-7

E04G 1/26; E04G 7/30

IPC 8 full level

E04G 5/14 (2006.01); E04G 7/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E04G 5/14 (2013.01); E04G 5/147 (2013.01); E04G 7/308 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 02057569A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02057569 A1 20020725; WO 02057569 B1 20020926; EP 1268955 A1 20030102

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0200465 W 20020118; EP 02706719 A 20020118